[Kerbal Space program (new version) crashes upon launch]

Does it crash after getting to the main menu? I am having a crash which I can avoid if I'm really quick and close the update message. You have to be ready for it to finish loading and then immediately click "close" or whatever the button is labelled to dismiss the message about the update (no time to even click "don't show this again" first).

[KSP 1.10 crashes on launch and I think it has something to do with the update message]

When I launch KSP 1.10, after it has finished loading there will be some text that I can dismiss regarding the latest update. If I don't dismiss it quickly enough, KSP crashes back to desktop (once it even crashed Windows 10 completely). There is not enough time for me to select "don't display this message again" and dismiss the text before it crashes. Is there some way I can manually set the update message not to show again so I don't have this issue?

[Solar panels by-segment blocking]

This irritates me too. As it stands it's more effective to cover your craft with lots of little solar panels than use the larger ones in case parts get obscured.

[Finish the storyline in next DLC?]

I want this and I don't understand why sandbox players have to chime in to try to put down other people's style of play. They wouldn't be affected. I'd like story content and ways to find the easter eggs other than by chance (never going to happen) or looking them up online.

[Shielded Docking Ports: Am I the only one missing a node in the VAB?]

1 hour ago, Geonovast said:

I just did the same, and it's working for me.  Did you add that attachRules line, change it in the cfg, or are you using a MM patch?

 

I added the attachRules line. Should I have edited the existing one? I'm not using MM.

[Trying to merge one craft onto another. Merge.]

Here I am trying to merge a craft I loaded onto another. Why is there no attachment point at the top of the pod? What is the use of the merge feature if you can't actually use it to merge anything?

 

[Grand Slam Passive Seismometer]

I like how it function on Minmus. The size of craft needed for the Mun, however, is annoying.

[Allow hinges to lock in place so they don't need power to fight gravity]

The robotic hinges currently need power to hold something in a fixed position against gravity which can quickly drain all power from a craft before I've even left the launchpad. I think it would be useful if they could lock into position, requiring little or no power when locked.

[Make the Mk25 parachute bigger than the Mk12]

12 hours ago, TBenz said:

Let's take a peek at the config files, shall we?

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Mk25:

MODULE
    {
        name = ModuleParachute
        semiDeployedDrag = 4
        fullyDeployedDrag = 170
        chuteMaxTemp = 1600
        machHeatMultBase = 0.25
        chuteThermalMassPerArea = 0.09
    }

 

Mk12-R:

MODULE
    {
        name = ModuleParachute
        semiDeployedDrag = 2
        fullyDeployedDrag = 100
        chuteMaxTemp = 1100
        machHeatMultBase = 0.5
        chuteThermalMassPerArea = 0.08
    }

*Some superflous entries have been removed, which are identical between both chutes.

Note that the Mk25 has twice the amount of Semi Deployed Drag and 1.7 times the amount of Fully Deployed Drag, while also heating up slower (machHeatMultBase is lower and chuteThermalMassPerArea is higher) and can withstand a higher maximum heat.

So, despite what the radius values may lead you to believe, the Mk25 does actually function as a more powerful parachute, and in addition, can handle hotter (faster) speeds.

Thanks. I guess they should just fix the VAB specs so match the config files.

[Shielded Docking Ports Attachable In VAB/SPH]

I want this too. There have been several threads with many people asking for this over the years. You can dock things to it outside the VAB so there's no reason I can see why I can't do it in the VAB also.

[Shielded Docking Ports: Am I the only one missing a node in the VAB?]

Why is this still a problem in 2019?

 

I added "node_stack_top = 0.0, 0.33, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1

attachRules = 1,1,1,1,0" to my docking port config file and while it put a green/black ball where the node should be, it didn't behave like there was an attachment node there so I still couldn't put attach anything to it.

[Make the Mk25 parachute bigger than the Mk12]

According to the stats, the Mk25 has diameter 6.3 while the Mk12 has diameter 7.7. This seems like a mistake because

a) the Mk25 is more expensive (400 vs 150)

b) the Mk25 is physically bigger

c) the Mk25 has greater mass (0.2 vs 0.075)

d) the analogous Mk16-XL has greater diameter than the Mk2 which makes sense because it's a more expensive, bigger, heavier part.

 

Currently there is no reason to use the Mk25 because of a), b) and c) while it is less effective at slowing a craft.

[Getting the maximum science from each biome requires many of the same devices on my craft?]

If I want to get the maximum science from an experiment in a biome do I need to send a separate device for each biome and bring it back to Kerbin without overwriting it or can I send a scientist to remove the data from a device and reuse the same equipment, sending the scientist back home with the data?

 

[annoyed with rotors due to not finding effective purpose]

I wanted to be able to solar-power an aircraft on Eve for a long time and finally am able to do it with the electric rotors. They're a very useful part for freeing yourself from the limitation of fuel for small probes.

[Can redirected asteroids be used to trigger the deployed seismic experiment?]

Unbelievable... 58 ton asteroid crashed <300 m from target at >300 m/s and I got 5% of science data. I'm not sure the mass of the asteroid contributed anything.

 

 

[Can redirected asteroids be used to trigger the deployed seismic experiment?]

1 hour ago, AHHans said:

Only one way to be sure: give it a try.
(But I would be rather surprised if it didn't work.)

I also don't know if getting 100% seismic science on the Mun is per se harder than on Minmus. What is harder is to hit close to your deployed seismic sensor, and because distance plays a role in the amount of seismic science you get that will make it harder. Another issue is that the craft (or parts of it) need to be destroyed by the crash. I guess you are not planning to soft land the asteroid, but it can become an issue if the crashing craft (or asteroid) is outside physics distance. I believe (I haven't really tested it) that on planets or moons without an atmosphere it is not much of a problem, but on planets with an atmosphere your impactor can be deleted without triggering the seismic sensor.

 

Crash landing within 500 m of my target on the Mun is easy; it's probably been even less than 300 m. Nonetheless, with a >30 ton craft, I only got 5% science whereas Minmus I could get the same with <0.5 ton.

[Can redirected asteroids be used to trigger the deployed seismic experiment?]

I have a contract to obtain 50% seismic sensor science on the Mun. This was pretty easy to achieve on Minmus with very small craft but the Mun seems to demand much, much larger craft. I was wondering whether deorbiting an asteroid would work. I already have one from another contract and I have enough fuel in my re-direction craft that I think I can smash the thing into the Mun and hopefully break that stupid seismic sensor. I was hoping someone could tell me whether this would register on the experiment before I go through the trouble.

[How to control which vessel gets focus after decoupling?]

When I decouple the node in the screenshot, I need to take control of the upper vessel immediately. The delay while I switch with the [ key is enough for me to lose any chance of control as it falls over. How do I control which vessel takes focus after decoupling? I have the same problem whether I use docking ports, decouplers or separators. Thanks.

 

[How to use R121 Turboshaft Engine?]

When I load onto the runway, the engine is already engaged so using that action button disengages the engine. If the engine is engaged, when I use the action button to toggle engine power, the engine disengages - the propeller starts to turn slowly but gets slower and slower until it stops. The engine cannot then be re-engaged until I toggle the engine power again. None of the other buttons help either. 

Never mind; I thought it used electricity, not liquid fuel.

[Deployed surface experiments spamming tiny science]

I've got over 1000 message notifications from the sceince experiment spam and there's no way to clear them easily. It's pretty stupid.

[Seismograph not registering impacts after facepalm]

How far away was the impact? I do my best to get them as close as possible (like <300 m) because you seem to get penalised for distance. I think it might be necessary to have focus on the impacting craft also which is pretty much necessary if you're going to get it to crash as close as possible to the sensor.

[Contract to collect something from Minmus surface - spawns above surface and explodes after rolling down hill]

I have KSP 1.7 (signature out of date). In the end, I entered the cheat menu with Alt + F12 and turned off collision damage or whatever it's called so it could bounce down the hill without exploding.

[How to quick clear messages]

I have over a 1000 of these notifications because for some reason I get a notification every time an experiment nets 0.000038 science points etc. Surely there's been a way implemented to deal with this in stock by now?

[Contract to collect something from Minmus surface - spawns above surface and explodes after rolling down hill]

I have a contract to collect some object from the surface of Minmus. I arrived at the location to find that the object is frozen "midair". When I get close enough to the object it unfreezes, rolls down the hillside and explodes, preventing me from fullfilling the contract. Is this contract impossible to complete?

 

[How to use R121 Turboshaft Engine?]

Thanks but imagine if you had to set rocket thrust manually in the part menu whilst flying? As if landing a plane isn't hard enough. Literally unplayable!